REUSE CENTER OF MUNICIPALITY OF SERRA DE CONTI

The activity involves four Municipalities:

N° Municipality Inhabitants Surface Area (Kmq)
1 Serra de’ Conti 3750 25
2 Arcevia 5028 126
3 Barbara 1482 10
4 Montecarotto 2083 24

In the center, called “L’Alligatore”, managed by the Municipality with the help of some volunteers (pensioners, etc.) the majority of the objects, after a reuse compatibility examination, are “REUSED”. The reused items account for more than 2% of total waste generated and the reuse trend is in constant growth.

The Reuse center does not require payment for withdrawn goods. Because it serves as an exchange on site it does not require particular accounting documents. Only for statistical purpose, weighing (of everything, without distinction of typology) is carried out. No critical issues are reported in the management of the center.
The practice aims at a reduction of waste production.
The main stakeholders are the citizens of the municipalities.
Since the Reuse Center has no separate staff it makes use of the staff of the collection center that involves more than one person per shift. The staff in charge of control the entire environmental center is contracted by the Municipality. There are also Auser volunteers (voluntary association for social promotion).
It is important that the volunteers belong to an association to guarantee their coordination and insurance coverage.